Opinion

These are dark days for Alberta’s energy industry. If anything, the outlook seems to grow more depressing by the week. After posting the steepest monthly decline of 2015, benchmark grade U.S. light oil prices ended July at just $47.12 US a barrel, a full $60 below the June 2014 peak and 26 per cent below the short-lived May high of $64.

Editorials

Nothing is more fundamental to the principles of democracy and accountable government than the answer to the question, “Who may vote?” In the decades before the First World War, the focus was on expanding the franchise: How could it be right...

No one’s claiming that the Senate, in its current state, is perfect. Even with expenses scandals aside, it is obviously in need of reform. Should senators be appointed based on merit, perhaps by a non-partisan committee, rather than by the partisan...

Edmonton is in the midst of an unprecedented building boom, with no end in sight. Last week, the Journal reported that building permits are surging, and sales of cars and homes continue to flourish. Downturn? What downturn? All signs seem to point to...

Edmonton sightings of rock star Steven Tyler were everywhere last week, from Taste of Edmonton (true) to K-Days (unsubstantiated, but hot gossip at the corn-dog stands) before his band hit Fort McMurray on July 19 to entertain 20,000 fans. Newlyweds ...

Earlier this week, this newspaper published a story about the likely underestimating of suicide rates across Canada. Researchers in Montreal calculate the true rate may be as much as 40-per-cent higher than reported in some provinces. Many deaths officially...